Health experts say that using honey and over-the-counter medicines to treat a cough is better than opting for antibiotics
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23rd Mar 2026 | Updated at 11:45am 23rd Mar 2026
HIDDEN SALT, HIDDEN RISK
- 25 Feb 2026
It slips into our diets silently, hiding in plain sight. Salt, an everyday staple, has become one of the easiest nutrients to overconsume. The NHS recommends that adults limit their intake to no more than 6 grams per day, roughly the equivalent...
Five everyday aches physiotherapy can actually fix
- 22 Jan 2026
Most of us have at least one ache we’ve learned to live with. The stiff neck, the lower back pain, or the shoulder that hurts for no obvious reason.
As cases of obesity and diabetes are on the rise, so are their complications. One complication that has recently been a point of focus for the American Heart Association (AHA) is high triglyceride levels
Researchers in India decided to explore how playing different types of music before one go to bed can affect one’s anxiety levels and overall well being
- 20 Aug 2019
Pregnant women who drink fluoride-treated water may give birth to children with lower IQs, a new study suggests. Researchers from York University in Toronto, Canada, found that the more fluoride that was present in a mother's urine, the lower...
- 20 Aug 2019
Fortifying food with vitamin D would spare 10million people from risk of health problems caused by deficiency in the nutrient, researchers have calculated. Experts at Birmingham University said mandatory fortification of vitamin D in wheat flour...
- 20 Aug 2019
Trendy mindfulness loved by A-list celebrities could prevent at-risk people from Alzheimer's, research suggests.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ordering urgent action to ensure that children and young people in Britain are protected against measles.
- 20 Aug 2019
Exercising outdoors relieves stress more than working out indoors, according to a study.
Asthma deaths are the highest they have been for a decade, statistics show. Data from The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals fatalities from the common lung condition have risen by more than a third over the past 10 years.
- 13 Aug 2019
Children who enter puberty early have the strongest bones as adults, a study has shown.
